Harness-collar.



E. W. MAHONE.

HARNESS COLLAR. APPLICATION mw MAY 24, 191e.

Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

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UNITE EDWIN w. Marions, or MARSHALL, TEXAS.

HARNESS-COLLAR.

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Application filed May 24, 1916. Serial No. 99,505.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN W. MAHONE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marshall, in the county of Harrison and State of Texas, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Harness-Collars, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to harness collars such as are frequentlyintended for horses, mules and the like.

Harness collars are usually made in dierent sizes, each size being aboutone inch larger than the next smaller size. The different size collarsare relatively non-adjustable, and the dealers usually have to carry acomplete stock on hand in order to be able to supply the demand for thedierent sizes. Moreover, such adjustment as may be possible in oldstyles of collars by drawing the fastening lstraps tighter or looser,must be found anew each day.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a collarhaving adjustable fastening means which preferably are also adjustableas between themselves whereby a better adjustmentof the collar is madepossible.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter specified, it being understood thatchanges in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed canbe made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from thespirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings .forming part of this specification, Figurel is a perspective view of the end portions of the harness collarequipped with the improvements of the present invention. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the construction illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section through one of the end iaps showing the means foradjustably securing the fastening devices in position.

Like reference numerals indicate corresponding parts in the differentfigures of the drawing.

The end portions-of the harness collar are indicated respectively by thenumerals 1 and 2. Stitched to or otherwise connected with the endportion (l) is a flap (3), which is made up preferably of an insidelayer of felt and an outside layer of leather or other backing material.A similar flap (4) is A guides (5 end a Wingnut Awing' nutsv (10) .outof `one set of openings (8) and adjusted Y the head ofthe bolt (9) insuitably connected with the end portion (2) so as to overlap the flap(3). Suitably connected-with the free end of the inner flap (3) is ametallic cross piece, having its free ends reversely bent to form theclips or which slidably embrace or engage the flap (4), thus serving tohold the two flaps inv ladjustable engagement with each other. Y

The means for securing the collar in position preferably comprises apair of buckles (6 6) adjustably connected with the flap (3) and a pairof straps (7-7) adjustably connected with the flap (4).

The means for adjustably connecting the straps (7-7) with the iap (4)preferably includes pairs of openings (8-8) which vextend through theflap (4) as shown in Fig. 2, and are adapted each to receive a bolt (9)which extends through an opening in the strap (7) and has applied to itsouter v 10). By removing the two the bolts (9) can be taken into anyother one of the sets of openings (8) after which the wing nuts can beapplied. The wing nuts' can be tightened up sufficiently to compress thefelt and thus draw out of the way of the animals neck. j

The buckles (6 6) are adjustably secured to the flap by means of thewing nuts (1l- 11) in exactly the same way that the strap (7) isadjustably secured to the ap (4). Thus, in effect, there is provided acombined adjusting and 4fastening means having connected elements,arranged in pairs, one pain embodying the elements 4 and 7 and the otherpair the elements 3 and 6, or the equivalents thereof, one element, 3 or4, being carried by Iand preferably permanently attached to theextremity of one member ork side, '1 or 2, of the collar, and adapted tooverlap the corresponding element, 4 or 3, of the other pair, and theother element, 6 or 7, of each pair being adjustably mounted upon orconnected to the related first named element, 3 or 4, of the same pair,for movement orplacement in a direction longitudinally of itself and thecollar members, said second-named elements of the two pairs beingmutually engageable, as for example by reason of their tongue and buckleformation, and adapted for relative longitudinal adjustment. Theelements represented by the tongue and Y Q 'y 1,211,207

buckle, While bodily adjustable relativelyto the elements 4L and 3,respectively, are adapt# ed to be more 'or less permanently locked atthe desired adjustment in itting the collar, primarily, to the animalsneck, after which the temporary engaging means, represented by thetongueand buckle formation may be utilized in applying and removing thecollar, any further and finer adjustment of the collar members Which maybe necessary to secure a proper litc being eiiected through the relativeadjustment of the tongue and buckle, whichV adjustment is in the samedirection as the above noted bodily adjustment oi said elements.

The range of adaptability in size, by reason of the describedadjustments, is such as to materially simplify the problems ofmanufacturers andv dealers in providing collars for different sizedanimals, and makes it possible `for the user toV change a collar at Vanytime to suit an animal of a diierent size from that for which it isadjusted.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A combined harnesscollar adjusting and fastening means, havingconnected elementsv arranged in pairs, one element of each pair beingattached to and carried by the extremity of one member of a collar andadapted to overlap the corresponding element of the other pair, and theother element of each pair being adjustably connected, for longitudinalmovement, with the first-named element of the same pair, the

second-named elements being mutually engaged for relative longitudinaladjustment.

2. A combined harness-collar adjusting and fastening means, havingconnected elements arranged in pairs, one element of each pair beingattached to and carried by the extremity of one member of a collar andadapted to overlap the corresponding element of the other pair, and theother element of each pair being adjustably connected, for longitudinalmovement, with the first-named element oi' the same pair, and means forpermanently locking the secondnamed elements in their adjusted relationswith the first-named elements, the secondnamed elements being providedWith adjustably related Vtemporary engaging devices.

3. A harness collar having its end portions provided with overlappinglaps, the inside flap being provided at its free ends with guidesadapted slidably to engage the outside flap, each of the said flapshaving a series of openings therein, a buckle for one of said iaps,'atongue for the other of said flaps, a bolt and Wing nut for adjustablyholding said buckle in any one of the openings of said flaps, and a boltand wing nut for adjustably holding said tongue in engagement with anyone of the openings of said flap.

" EDWIN vv. MA1-ione.

In presence of- T. Y. WADLINGTON, W. T. KIELEY.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Eatents,

Washington, D. C.

